Ipswich Town’s manager makes aggressive claims against Leeds United and Leicester City, revealing ‘discussions’ about promotion

admin | April 4, 2024 | Other Clubs | No Comments

Kieran McKenna, Ipswich Town’s manager, feels promotion opponents Leeds United, Leicester City, and Southampton are among the Championship’s strongest ever teams.

In the second division, an extremely tight promotion fight is underway, with McKenna’s Ipswich now leading the way. The Tractor Boys have made an easy transition back into the Championship, emerging as unexpected title candidates.

Leeds and Leicester, meanwhile, are second and third, having both been relegated from the Premier League previous season. Southampton is also not out of the picture, sitting fourth with 74 points.

McKenna told Sky Sports: “We wouldn’t have expected to be where we are in terms of points at this stage. But we don’t spend much time thinking about it. It’s about continuing our adventure. We’ve concentrated on establishing ourselves in the league and bringing our identity to the Championship. I’m thrilled we were able to accomplish that.

“It’s been two incredible seasons we’ve been a part of, and we have to look at the positives of being involved in it. The teams we are competing with are as strong as we’ve ever seen at the top of the Championship. It’s a mixture of that, and everyone really performing well and pushing each other.”

He stated: “We’ve had some preliminary discussions [about promotion], because we can’t wait until the summer to decide what our squad will look like based on which league we’re in. However, those interactions have been quite brief. 99 percent of all planning is always directed toward the following game.

“Of course it would be incredible for the town. But we’ve not planned how the celebration would feel. We’re deeply rooted in reality. We know the level of competition, and there’s still such a long way to go. It’s not our job to dream, it’s our job to do.”